(engaged in profession)

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• Profession — Pro*fes sion, n. [F., fr. L. professio. See {Profess}, v.] 1. The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith. [1913 Webster] A solemn vow, promise, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• profession — ► NOUN 1) a paid occupation, especially one involving training and a formal qualification. 2) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a body of people engaged in a profession. 3) an open but typically false claim. 4) a declaration of belief in a religion. ●… …   English terms dictionary

• profession — (n.) c.1200, vows taken upon entering a religious order, from O.Fr. profession, from L. professionem (nom. professio) public declaration, from professus (see PROFESS (Cf. profess)). Meaning occupation one professes to be skilled in is from early… …   Etymology dictionary

• profession — professionless, n. /preuh fesh euhn/, n. 1. a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: the profession of teaching. Cf. learned profession. 2. any vocation or business. 3. the body of persons engaged in an occupation …   Universalium

• profession — noun 1》 a paid occupation, especially one involving training and a formal qualification.     ↘[treated as sing. or plural] a body of people engaged in a profession. 2》 an open but typically false claim: a profession of allegiance. 3》 a… …   English new terms dictionary

• profession — /prəˈfɛʃən / (say pruh feshuhn) noun 1. a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science, especially one of the three vocations of theology, law, and medicine (formerly known specifically as the professions or the learned… …  

• profession — n. 1 a vocation or calling, esp. one that involves some branch of advanced learning or science (the medical profession). 2 a body of people engaged in a profession. 3 a declaration or avowal. 4 a declaration of belief in a religion. 5 a the… …   Useful english dictionary

• profession — noun Etymology: Middle English professioun, from Anglo French profession, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin profession , professio, from Latin, public declaration, from profitēri Date: 13th century 1. the act of taking the vows of a religious… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• engaged — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Promised in marriage] Syn. betrothed, affianced, bound, pledged, plighted, matched, intended, committed, hooked*, ringed*. Ant. free*, available, unbetrothed. 2. [Not at liberty] Syn. busy, occupied, involved, tied up;… …   English dictionary for students

• profession — pro fes·sion || prÉ™ feʃn n. vocation, skilled occupation; total people engaged in a profession; declaration, proclamation; avowal, acknowledgement …   English contemporary dictionary

• profession — pro•fes•sion [[t]prəˈfɛʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) a vocation requiring extensive education in science or the liberal arts and often specialized training 2) any vocation or business 3) the body of persons engaged in an occupation: the medical profession[/ex] …   From formal English to slang